Bolger Family History
Bolger Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a leather worker from Old French boulgier an agent derivative of Old French boulge ‘leather bag wallet’ (Middle English bulge). Irish (South Leinster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bolguidhir ‘descendant of Bolgodhar’ a personal name composed of the elements bolg ‘belly’ + odhar ‘yellow sallow’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022